pen·ta·cle (p n t -kl)n. A five-pointed star, often held to have magical or mystical significance, formed by five straight lines connecting the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon in the completed figure. Also called pentagram. [Medieval Latin *pent  culum : Greek penta-, penta- + Latin -culum, diminutive suff.] |
pentacle [ˈpɛntəkəl]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) another name for pentagram
[from Italian pentacolo something having five corners; see penta-]
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